CVE-2005-3262

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in RARLAB WinRAR 2.90 through 3.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a UUE/XXE file, which are not properly handled when WinRAR displays diagnostic errors related to an invalid filename.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062

http://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory/

http://secunia.com/advisories/16973/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.09615